MATING SUGGESTIONS: A six-time Gr.1 winner, Auguste Rodin scored at the highest level at two, three and four, and the fact that he raced 16 times highlights his soundness and durability. In addition to his first-class form, Auguste Rodin possesses exceptional bloodlines. His dam, the versatile Rhododendron, was a Gr.1 winner at two, three and four and her sister Magical won seven Gr.1s. Second dam Halfway To Heaven numbered the Irish 1,000 Guineas among her three Gr.1 successes and third dam Cassandra Go was one of the fastest fillies of her generation. Deep Impact has enjoyed tremendous success with daughters of STORM CAT , with this partnership producing nine Gr.1 winners, including the Prix du Jockey-Club winner Study of Man and the Japanese Derby winner Kizuna. Auguste Rodin, like Saxon Warrior, is a representative of the highly successful Deep Impact-Galileo cross. Saxon Warrior has five winners from his first seven runners out of STORM CAT mares, including 119-rated King’s Gambit. He also has five winners from six starters out of LOPE DE VEGA mares, including three with Racing Post ratings of 108, 108 and 105. Significantly, another LOPE DE VEGA mare produced Gr.2 winner Birthe to Study of Man, another son of Deep Impact. Saxon Warrior’s first four starters out of GIANT’S CAUSEWAY mares include Gr.3 2YO winner Moon Ray and Gr.1-placed Australian filly Aethelflaed. Deep Impact also sired the French classic winner Beauty Parlour from a mare by GIANT’S CAUSEWAY . This suggests that Auguste Rodin will shine with mares by GIANT’S CAUSEWAY , SHAMARDAL , LOPE DE VEGA and BLUE POINT . LOPE DE VEGA is closely inbred to MACHIAVELLIAN , broodmare sire of two Gr.1 winners by Deep Impact. Daughters of SCAT DADDY , CARAVAGGIO and NO NAY NEVER should be ideal for Auguste Rodin. Auguste Rodin’s pedigree is free from DANZIG . Deep Impact had Gr.1 winners from several DANZIG line mares. Saxon Warrior’s Gr.2 winner Lumiere Rock has a 2nd dam by ANABAA . The GREEN DESERT branch merits serious consideration seeing that Saxon Warrior has sired the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Victoria Road and the Group-placed 2YO Andab from a daughter of INVINCIBLE SPIRIT . He has also sired Gr.3 winner Gostam from an OASIS DREAM mare. This opens the door to daughters of KINGMAN , CAPE CROSS , SHOWCASING and SEA THE STARS . Daughters of SEA THE STARS create 4x3 to Urban Sea. Mares by the many successful stallion sons of DANEHILL should work well with Auguste Rodin. DEEP IMPACT has Gr.1 winners out of daughters of FASTNET ROCK , REDOUTE’S CHOICE and ROCK OF GIBRALTAR . Deep Impact’s son Kizuna sired the Japanese 2,000 Guineas winner Justin Milano from a fast EXCEED AND EXCEL mare. Saxon Warrior’s Gr.1-placed son Sardinian Warrior is by a son of DANSILI and Study of Man sired the very smart Kalpana from a daughter of DANSILI , so daughters of ZOFFANY should also suit. Daughters of Sadler’s Wells’s noted stallion sons, such as MONTJEU , HIGH CHAPARRAL and BARATHEA create 4x3 with Auguste Rodin, with grandsons such as CAMELOT and AUTHORIZED creating 4x4. The broodmares sires of Deep Impact’s Gr.1 winners include SADLER’S WELLS (the 2020 Prix de Diane winner Fancy Blue) and two sons of Sadler’s Wells’s brother FAIRY KING . SADLER’S WELLS and NUREYEV jointly sired the second dams of seven of Deep Impact’s Gr.1 scorers. Saxon Warrior has already sired the Gr.2-winning Lumiere Rock from a mare by NUREYEV ’s grandson GOLD AWAY and a 2YO Listed winner from a mare by PEINTRE CELEBRE . A second line of PIVOTAL could work well with Auguste Rodin, and mares by SIYOUNI should reinforce his 2YO ability. Deep Impact owes quite a lot of his success to mares from the MR PROSPECTOR line. Saxon Warrior’s Gr.2 winner Borna has a dam by KING’S BEST , while his Lincoln Handicap winner Godwinson has a dam by RAVEN’S PASS . Auguste Rodin’s other options include daughters of DUBAWI , ZAMINDAR , IFFRAAJ , NAYEF , STREET CRY , MEDICEAN and DUTCH ART . Daughters of ACCLAMATION , DARK ANGEL and MEHMAS are others likely to reinforce Auguste Rodin’s juvenile ability. The black-type winners by Deep Impact’s older stallion sons include several inbred 4x4 to HALO and others are inbred 3x3 or 3x4 to Halo’s son SUNDAY SILENCE .
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